Submission guidelines
What to know before you start a book or send in a section. These are short on purpose.
What you can write here
Novels, short stories, scripts, and collections of shorter pieces, in any genre. A book is set up by its author and split into sections, and each section is written by one person at a time.
Before you send a section for review
- Read the brief and the book's idea. The author has said what the section needs. If something is unclear, write what feels right and say so in your text; the author can send notes back.
- Aim near the suggested length. The word count is a guide. A little over or under is fine.
- It does not have to be perfect. Spelling slips and rough edges are expected. The author can ask for changes, and nothing is lost if they do.
- Take the time you need. There is no deadline. If it stops working for you, pass the section on; your draft stays with it.
It must be your own work
- Write it yourself. Do not copy from books, films, websites or other people's writing.
- Do not submit text produced by an AI writing tool as your own writing. Using a spellchecker, a grammar checker or dictation is fine.
- Do not include other people's private information, or write about real, identifiable private people in a way that could harm them.
What we do not accept
Collaborwriter welcomes difficult and dark subjects handled with care. We do not accept writing that:
- sexualises anyone under 18;
- promotes hatred or violence against people because of who they are;
- harasses, threatens or targets a real person;
- gives instructions for causing serious harm;
- is advertising or spam;
- breaks the law in England and Wales.
We may remove writing that breaks these guidelines, and close accounts that keep breaking them.
If you are the author of a book
- Say clearly in the book's idea if it deals with subjects some writers may want to avoid.
- When you send a section back, say what worked first, then what you would like changed. Be kind and specific.
- You do not have to approve a section. You do have to credit the people whose writing you use.
Credit, ownership and what happens next
The book belongs to its author, and every writer is credited for the sections they write. The detail is in the credit and ownership terms, which you agree to before writing in someone else's book. Collaborwriter does not publish or sell books; what happens to a finished book is for its author and writers to agree.
Not sure whether something is suitable? Ask us at hello@collaborwriter.co.uk.
Last updated 15 November 2026.